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Fire monitors
It is essential that fire monitors are
robust and have a long service life, even
under the most adverse conditions.
Monitors spend most of their lives static and lifeless. But when a fire is detected, they can often be
the only practical way of applying foam and/or water to the fire. While simple in principle, fire monitors
are sophisticated pieces of engineering made to deliver a specific performance after long periods of
inactivity. The installation of fixed monitors,or the provision of mobile or portable monitors is usually
the outcome of a careful analysis of the fire risk as well as the realisation that, without planning in
advance, fighting any subsequent fire will present major difficulties. It is essential, therefore, that
monitors are robust and have a long service life, even under the most adverse conditions.
Fixed monitors are found wherever there are substantial
Class B fire risks. While mobile or portable monitors are often
used to protect multiple risks by moving the monitors around the
site. Nearly all industrial fire hazards are candidates for monitor
protection, but some of the more common applications are:
❚ Refineries
❚ Fuel distribution depots
❚ Chemical plants
❚ Warehouses
❚ Helicopter landing pads
❚ Aircraft hangars
❚ Loading jetties
❚ Process plants
❚ Industrial process plants
❚ Shipping
❚ Vehicle-mounted
Fire Fighting & Extinguishing